89-Year-Old Man Robbed, Tied Up
by | Dec 17, 2019 4:42 pm | Comments (2)
An 89-year-old man was robbed of his wallet and car keys and tied up by a home invader — who possibly had a machete — in the West Hills neighborhood.
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Top West Side Cop Promoted
by | Dec 11, 2019 3:52 pm | Comments (2)
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Lt. Rose Dell at a recent community meeting.
Lt. Rose Dell is headed back to 1 Union Ave after a year building relationships with neighbors to tackle crime on the city’s west side.
Here’s “$30K.” Give Me $5K
by | Dec 9, 2019 3:06 pm | Comments (3)
A senior citizen withdrew $4,000 from the bank to pay two women who scammed her with a false promise of much more cash in return.
The Keys Were In Plain Sight
by | Dec 2, 2019 3:26 pm | Comments (3)
Three times in six days, drivers on the west side of town left keys inside their vehicles. All three vehicles were stolen.
The Cop Grabbed The Gun First
by | Nov 25, 2019 1:09 pm | Comments (4)
Quick reflexes helped a cop grab an unpermitted black Taurus 709 slim firearm with six live rounds inside during a car stop at Chapel Street and Central Avenue; and a repeat thief made off with bottles of Natty Daddy and Jose Cuervo
Drunk Driver Caught
by | Nov 18, 2019 3:36 pm | Comments (0)
A woman admitted she was “too drunk to drive” — after she crashed into a car on the Boulevard, then one at Marvel Road and West Elm.
Meanwhile, a burglar left some scatalogical traces behind after making off with a DVD player, a laptop, and over 1,000 DVDs from the apartment of a man who was in the hospital.
Here’s A Drink. That’s My Watch
by | Nov 11, 2019 12:51 pm | Comments (1)
A Blake Street senior’s favor to a thirsty handyman ending up costing her. And a Fountain Street tenant learned that neighbors’ constant coital commotion is not a police matter.
Here’s The Check, Mate
by | Nov 4, 2019 4:50 pm | Comments (1)
The winner of an OfferUp online auction brought a $4,940 check to McDonald’s. he rode away with a west side woman’s 2008 Nissan Sentra.
6 Scarecrows, 5 Skeletons & 1 Tombstone Stolen
by | Oct 28, 2019 11:55 am | Comments (1)
As Halloween approaches, some of the spirit has vanished from Moore Drive.
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West Side Dilemma: How To Spend $20K
by | Oct 22, 2019 8:18 am | Comments (10)
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CMT Co-Chair Iva Johnson, who proposed beautifying Hilltop Park.
A welcome sign for West Hills? A fund for homeowners to purchase security cameras?
How about renovating a playground currently strewn with bottles and needles? Or adding strings of those cute bulbs to illuminate trees along Whalley Avenue?
Westvillians and West Rockers are having a hard time choosing on which of those to spend $20,000.
Alleged “Wife-Beater” Allegedly Socks Accuser
by | Oct 16, 2019 11:44 am | Comments (2)
An argument over loud music turned violent on Fowler Street, as did a pit bull that escaped from a room at the New Haven Inn.
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Venom, Joker Spotted
by | Oct 7, 2019 2:28 pm | Comments (0)
One of two men robbing a Fairfield Street man was wearing a mask depicting the marvel Comics character Venom. In a separate incident, someone slipped a Joker card under a rear store door —the night before someone tried to break in.
Dog Urinated; Tree “Caught” Fire
by | Sep 29, 2019 4:12 pm | Comments (5)
Police don’t know whether an argument over canine bathroom habits led to a fire erupting in a tree on Valley Street.
They do know that someone made off with $5,000 worth of copper fittings, and someone else climbed a fence at the Connecticut Tennis Center and carted away powered landscaping equipment. And they discovered that a phony Craiglist ad apparently separated a Missouri woman of $1,750 that she thought was securing her an apartment on Central Avenue.
He “Found” The Shrimp In The Bathroom
by | Sep 23, 2019 3:30 pm | Comments (3)
Really, officer, I just happened to find these bags of shrimp in the Stop & Shop bathroom …
Scammer Pulls Rug From Under Customer
by | Sep 16, 2019 3:21 pm | Comments (0)
A Westville cop caught a man who swiped a purse out of the back seat of a car involved in a crash. A carpet-cleaning company employee swindled a customer out of an $8,000 rug, while another scammer (“Andrew Williams”) used the internet to bilk a Westville woman out of $500.
Former Harp Ward Tightens
by | Sep 10, 2019 2:52 pm | Comments (0)
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A west side ward that went heavily for Toni Harp the last time she faced Justin Elicker in a mayoral election appeared to be tightening, at least in the first six hours of voting.
West Side Car Thefts Decrease
by | Sep 9, 2019 2:26 pm | Comments (0)
“Over the last few weeks, we have seen a decrease in car break-ins. This has been achieved by a partnership between the police and the community to address this uptick. The police have increased patrols, and arrested car thieves while residents have provided me with video footage (used to ID perps and help pinpoint areas to deploy resources) and remembered to lock their vehicles. Let’s keep it up!”
West Side Public Housing Deals Advance
by | Aug 29, 2019 12:05 pm | Comments (3)
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Thumbs up: City Plan Commissioners Leslie Radcliffe, Adam Marchand, Jonathan Wharton. Below: Proposed new Westville Manor.
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The housing authority has received key city sign-offs on its plans to redevelop two westside public housing complexes, as well as a tentative thumbs up for a tax abatement deal that would facilitate seven more property rehabs.
His New “Friend” Vanished
by | Aug 26, 2019 3:08 pm | Comments (0)
“Jenna” said she wanted to “have some fun” — so they did, until the fun ran out for her new friend.
80 Senior Apartments Planned In West Hills
by | Aug 22, 2019 2:55 pm | Comments (7)
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The proposed new West Ridge Elderly Housing building (at left in photo).
Plans to build a new eight-story, 80-unit elderly housing complex at the base of West Rock advanced after winning a key city approval for zoning changes necessary to make the project a reality.
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Fire Dep’t Honored For Homicide Memorial Support
by | Aug 20, 2019 4:01 pm | Comments (0)
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Fire officials receive certificates of recognition from the founders of the gun violence memorial.
The founders of a city memorial for victims of gun violence awarded the fire chief and three westside fire stations with certificates of appreciation for the work they’ve done to plant trees, clear brush, and water flowers at the prospective Valley Street park site.
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Firefighters Retrieve, Revive Tiny Kitten
by | Aug 19, 2019 2:15 pm | Comments (3)
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Watch how firefighters rescued and then revived a trapped kitten in the Brookside development — then read all about it, and other public safety incidents on the west side of the town.
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West Side Property Crimes Continue
by | Aug 5, 2019 2:39 pm | Comments (3)
Yes, thieves continue to steal stuff from unlocked vehicles in Westville. But they’re also breaking in to locked premises as well.
Easy Pickin’s
by | Jul 29, 2019 12:10 pm | Comments (7)
This time, thieves made off with $400 prescription sunglasses, two 24-karat gold rings, $1,500 surgical glasses, and a watch among other booty just sitting there ready for the pilfering in unlocked cars parked on New Haven’s west side.
Common Ground Mourns Again
by | Jul 28, 2019 8:37 pm | Comments (1)
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Memorial to Christopher Franco on the Tomlinson bridge, where a hit-and-run driver killed him.
Nearly 100 people gathered in Common Ground High School’s cafeteria Sunday for a vigil for recent graduate Christopher Franco, who was killed in a weekend crash, the school’s second tragic loss in six years.